Pressure rated pumps

[riceboy]

Hey guys was just wondering where and what would be a good pump to pump water to my main tank has about 14' of head and would like to get 500 gph in the main tank. Any suggestions would be appreciated, I heard the blueline hd70 are good anyone have experience?

Thanks

Victor

[mike31154]

Looks identical to the Panworld NH-150PS I have sitting in the basement for my next build with sump. I've only run it a few minutes, so really can't speak from many hours of experience, but I did purchase it on the basis of reading good things about them with respect to quality & longevity on the interweb. I believe they are designed by a former Iwaki engineer, so should be comparable to those pumps as well.

Also have a Poseidon PS4 as a possible backup. This pump is much smaller & reportedly very quiet, but runs hot & adds heat to your tank. Probably hard to find these days. Other versions of that are called Velocity T4-S4. Not pressure rated pump & less flow than the Blueline/Panworld, but should give you close to the gph you need at your head pressure.

[riceboy]

Thanks for the reply do you know of any high pressure pump that would have parts readily available so I wouldn't have to buy 2 pumps one as a back up lol. I was looking at the snapper but don't think I will do the job.

[mike31154]

Don't really have any experience with return pump failures since my current system is sumpless. 0 knowledge or experience with Snapper. Best to pick the minds of those that have run pumps a few years. Having said that, the Blueline, Panworld, Iwaki series have been around for some time & should be well supported as user replaceable parts go. Pumps are generally pretty simple, motor, impeller, volute. If the motor goes south, chances are you ain't fixin' it. A bearing maybe, but that would be getting into more difficult to source parts & special tools to replace. Never hurts to have a backup pump, since once your main one is down, unless you have spare parts laying around, it could be a while until you're back up & running. My plan was to use the Panworld in the summer & the Poseidon in the winter, since the sump will be in the uninsulated basement & the extra heat added by the Poseidon would save some watts & $$s in less heater running time.

[RDNanoGuy]

Hey Victor your new setup is very similar to mine. I'm running two GenX pcx-40's side by side for a total flow rate of about 1100 gph on my 165g. I think the blueline equivalent is an hd55. The genX, blueline, and panworld pumps are exactly the same pumps just a different color. You are more than welcome to come take a look at mine if you want.

[riceboy]

thanks man i'll have to take you up on that. are your still in Mackenzie town?